Experiments In Plant Hybridisation

Author : Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 54 pages
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Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781605202570

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Experiments in Plant Hybridisation by Gregor Mendel Pdf

Experiments which in previous years were made with ornamental plants have already afforded evidence that the hybrids, as a rule, are not exactly intermediate between the parental species. With some of the more striking characters, those, for instance, which relate to the form and size of the leaves, the pubescence of the several parts, etc., the intermediate, indeed, is nearly always to be seen; in other cases, however, one of the two parental characters is so preponderant that it is difficult, or quite impossible, to detect the other in the hybrid. from 4. The Forms of the Hybrid One of the most influential and important scientific works ever written, the 1865 paper Experiments in Plant Hybridisation was all but ignored in its day, and its author, Austrian priest and scientist GREGOR JOHANN MENDEL (18221884), died before seeing the dramatic long-term impact of his work, which was rediscovered at the turn of the 20th century and is now considered foundational to modern genetics. A simple, eloquent description of his 18561863 study of the inheritance of traits in pea plantsMendel analyzed 29,000 of themthis is essential reading for biology students and readers of science history. Cosimo presents this compact edition from the 1909 translation by British geneticist WILLIAM BATESON (18611926).

Author : Gregor Mendel,Alain F. Corcos,Floyd V. Monaghan
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813519217

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Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids by Gregor Mendel,Alain F. Corcos,Floyd V. Monaghan Pdf

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Author : Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Plant hybridization
ISBN : OCLC:82066301

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Experiments in Plant Hybridisation: Gregor Mendel by Gregor Mendel Pdf

Author : Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1975667492

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Experiments in Plant Hybridisation (Illustrated) by Gregor Mendel Pdf

Mendel's groundbreaking paper, which laid the foundation for further research upon heritage and genetics, is published here complete with the original illustrations and charts. When Mendel released this paper in 1865, it was after years of rigorous study and comparison in plant specimens and their offspring. His conclusion that variant traits were hereditary and could be determined, with a good degree of accuracy, through probability analysis were revolutionary in natural science at the time. Mendel's assertions regarding acquired characteristics, demonstrated through the comparison of peas and their seeds, would spark great interest in the nature and mechanisms behind heredity between generations of organisms. Seeking to gain high quality results, Mendel prefaces his explanations by noting that he artificially fertilized the plants described in the work. Working in a closed, laboratory environment and with full control over the plants and their successive progeny, Mendel demonstrates via ratios the emergence of inherited characteristics: for example whether a pea's pods are full or constricted, or whether a pea's seeds are smooth or wrinkled. The analyses pioneered by Mendel would later be christened "Mendelian inheritance," and incorporated into wider theories regarding plant and animal genetics. However, at the time Mendel made his discoveries, opposition and criticism was strong. Despite the dismissive scientists of his time, Mendel maintained an inner confidence; telling a friend 'my time will come'. Around the turn of the 20th century, Mendel's papers were rediscovered. Supporters such as William Bateson - an English biologist and translator of this edition - helped to popularize Mendel's procedures. Today, they form the backbone of modern genetic theory.

Author : William Bateson,Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9357389245

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Mendel's Principles of Heredity by William Bateson,Gregor Mendel Pdf

Mendel's principles of heredity: A defence, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

Author : Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Chromosomes
ISBN : OCLC:224148882

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Experiments in Plant Hybridization by Gregor Mendel Pdf

Author : Harvard University Press
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674251663

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Racism in America by Harvard University Press Pdf

Racism in America has been the subject of serious scholarship for decades. At Harvard University Press, we’ve had the honor of publishing some of the most influential books on the subject. The excerpts in this volume—culled from works of history, law, sociology, medicine, economics, critical theory, philosophy, art, and literature—are an invitation to understand anti-Black racism through the eyes of our most incisive commentators. Readers will find such classic selections as Toni Morrison’s description of the Africanist presence in the White American literary imagination, Walter Johnson’s depiction of the nation’s largest slave market, and Stuart Hall’s theorization of the relationship between race and nationhood. More recent voices include Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the pernicious myth of Black criminality, Elizabeth Hinton on the link between mass incarceration and 1960s social welfare programs, Anthony Abraham Jack on how elite institutions continue to fail first-generation college students, Mehrsa Baradaran on the racial wealth gap, Nicole Fleetwood on carceral art, and Joshua Bennett on the anti-Black bias implicit in how we talk about animals and the environment. Because the experiences of non-White people are integral to the history of racism and often bound up in the story of Black Americans, we have included writers who focus on the struggles of Native Americans, Latinos, and Asians as well. Racism in America is for all curious readers, teachers, and students who wish to discover for themselves the complex and rewarding intellectual work that has sustained our national conversation on race and will continue to guide us in future years.

Author : Gregor Mendel
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1387996827

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Experiments in Plant Hybridization: The Genetic Heredity Demonstrated by Hybrids of Garden Peas by Gregor Mendel Pdf

Mendel's groundbreaking paper, which laid the foundation for further research upon heritage and genetics, is published here complete with the original illustrations and charts. When Mendel released this paper in 1865, it was after years of rigorous study and comparison in plant specimens and their offspring. His conclusion that variant traits were hereditary and could be determined, with a good degree of accuracy, through probability analysis were revolutionary in natural science at the time. Mendel's assertions regarding acquired characteristics, demonstrated through the comparison of peas and their seeds, would spark great interest in the nature and mechanisms behind heredity between generations of organisms. Seeking to gain high quality results, Mendel prefaces his explanations by noting that he artificially fertilized the plants described in the work.

Author : GREGOR. MENDEL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033012645

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EXPERIMENTS IN PLANT-HYBRIDISATION by GREGOR. MENDEL Pdf

Author : Allan Franklin,A. W. F. Edwards,Daniel J. Fairbanks,Daniel L. Hartl
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0822973405

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Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy by Allan Franklin,A. W. F. Edwards,Daniel J. Fairbanks,Daniel L. Hartl Pdf

In 1865, Gregor Mendel presented "Experiments in Plant-Hybridization," the results of his eight-year study of the principles of inheritance through experimentation with pea plants. Overlooked in its day, Mendel's work would later become the foundation of modern genetics. Did his pioneering research follow the rigors of real scientific inquiry, or was Mendel's data too good to be true-the product of doctored statistics? In Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy, leading experts present their conclusions on the legendary controversy surrounding the challenge to Mendel's findings by British statistician and biologist R. A. Fisher. In his 1936 paper "Has Mendel's Work Been Rediscovered?" Fisher suggested that Mendel's data could have been falsified in order to support his expectations. Fisher attributed the falsification to an unknown assistant of Mendel's. At the time, Fisher's criticism did not receive wide attention. Yet beginning in 1964, about the time of the centenary of Mendel's paper, scholars began to publicly discuss whether Fisher had successfully proven that Mendel's data was falsified. Since that time, numerous articles, letters, and comments have been published on the controversy. This self-contained volume includes everything the reader will need to know about the subject: an overview of the controversy; the original papers of Mendel and Fisher; four of the most important papers on the debate; and new updates, by the authors, of the latter four papers. Taken together, the authors contend, these voices argue for an end to the controversy-making this book the definitive last word on the subject.

Author : H F (Herbert Fuller) 1870- Roberts,Gregor 1822-1884 Mendel
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013588061

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Plant Hybridization Before Mendel by H F (Herbert Fuller) 1870- Roberts,Gregor 1822-1884 Mendel Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : J. H. Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:867449060

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Experiments in Plant Hybridisation by J. H. Bennett Pdf

Author : GREGOR JOHANN. MENDEL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8021095547

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EXPERIMENTS ON PLANT HYBRIDS. by GREGOR JOHANN. MENDEL Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309166157

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Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health Pdf

Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. In this book, the committee recommended that greater scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of naturally occurring substances, regardless of the method used to create them. The book offers a framework to guide federal agencies in selecting the route of safety assessment. It identifies and recommends several pre- and post-market approaches to guide the assessment of unintended compositional changes that could result from genetically modified foods and research avenues to fill the knowledge gaps.

Author : R.L. Phillips,Indra K. Vasil
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401598156

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DNA-Based Markers in Plants by R.L. Phillips,Indra K. Vasil Pdf

With the new techniques described in this volume, a new gene can be placed on the linkage map within only a few days. Leading researchers have updated the earlier edition to include the latest versions of DNA-based marker maps for a variety of important crops.